List of Line of Duty episodes
Line of Duty is a British BBC police procedural television series created by Jed Mercurio. Initially, broadcast began on BBC Two, starting on 26 June 2012. The fourth series broadcast began on 26 March 2017 on BBC One. The stories feature the Anti-Corruption Unit 12 (AC-12) led by Superintendent Ted Hastings (Adrian Dunbar). Set within the fictional Central Police Force it focuses on the activities of two senior AC-12 officers, Detective Inspector Steve Arnott (Martin Compston) and Detective Inspector Kate Fleming (Vicky McClure).
Series overview[edit]
| Series | Episodes | Originally aired | Average viewership (in millions)[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | Network | ||||
| 1 | 5 | 26 June 2012 | 24 July 2012 | BBC Two | 3.80 | |
| 2 | 6 | 12 February 2014 | 19 March 2014 | 3.43 | ||
| 3 | 6 | 24 March 2016 | 28 April 2016 | 4.81 | ||
| 4 | 6 | 26 March 2017 | 30 April 2017 | BBC One | 8.24 | |
| 5 | 6 | 31 March 2019 | 5 May 2019 | 11.10 | ||
| 6 | 7 | 21 March 2021 | 2 May 2021 | 13.67 | ||
Series 1 (2012)[edit]
| No. overall | No. in series | Title [2] | Directed by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) [3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Episode 1" "A Disastrous Affair" | David Caffrey | 26 June 2012 | 3.76 |
| 2 | 2 | "Episode 2" "The Assault" | David Caffrey | 3 July 2012 | 3.84 |
| 3 | 3 | "Episode 3" "In the Trap" | David Caffrey | 10 July 2012 | 3.80 |
| 4 | 4 | "Episode 4" "Terror" | Douglas Mackinnon | 17 July 2012 | 3.87 |
| 5 | 5 | "Episode 5" "The Probation" | Douglas Mackinnon | 24 July 2012 | 3.72 |
Series 2 (2014)[edit]
| No. overall | No. in series | Title [4] | Directed by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) [5] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 1 | "Episode 1" "The Ambush" | Douglas Mackinnon | 12 February 2014 | 2.74 |
| 7 | 2 | "Episode 2" "Carly" | Douglas Mackinnon | 19 February 2014 | 3.21 |
| 8 | 3 | "Episode 3" "Behind Bars" | Douglas Mackinnon | 26 February 2014 | 3.34 |
| 9 | 4 | "Episode 4" "Blood Money" | Daniel Nettheim | 5 March 2014 | 3.46 |
| 10 | 5 | "Episode 5" "Last Words" | Daniel Nettheim | 12 March 2014 | 3.73 |
| 11 | 6 | "Episode 6" "The Caddy" | Daniel Nettheim | 19 March 2014 | 4.12 |
Series 3 (2016)[edit]
| No. overall | No. in series | Title [6] | Directed by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) [7] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 1 | "Episode 1" "Monsters" | Michael Keillor | 24 March 2016 | 3.31 |
| 13 | 2 | "Episode 2" "The Process" | Michael Keillor | 31 March 2016 | 5.11 |
| 14 | 3 | "Episode 3" "Snake Pit" | Michael Keillor | 7 April 2016 | 4.97 |
| 15 | 4 | "Episode 4" "Negative Pressure" | John Strickland | 14 April 2016 | 4.82 |
| 16 | 5 | "Episode 5" "The List" | John Strickland | 21 April 2016 | 5.09 |
| 17 | 6 | "Episode 6" "Breach" | John Strickland | 28 April 2016 | 5.58 |
Series 4 (2017)[edit]
| No. overall | No. in series | Title [8] | Directed by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) [9] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 1 | "Episode 1" "In the Shadow of Truth" | Jed Mercurio | 26 March 2017 | 7.40 |
| 19 | 2 | "Episode 2" "Who Sows the Wind" | Jed Mercurio | 2 April 2017 | 7.26 |
| 20 | 3 | "Episode 3" "In the Trap" | John Strickland | 9 April 2017 | 7.37 |
| 21 | 4 | "Episode 4" "Moral Superiority" | John Strickland | 16 April 2017 | 8.48 |
| 22 | 5 | "Episode 5" "Lying Nest" | John Strickland | 23 April 2017 | 9.03 |
| 23 | 6 | "Episode 6" "Royal Hunting Ground" | John Strickland | 30 April 2017 | 9.92 |
Series 5 (2019)[edit]
| No. overall | No. in series | Title [10] | Directed by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) [11] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 1 | "Episode 1" "Operation Pear Tree" | John Strickland | 31 March 2019[12] | 11.37 |
| 25 | 2 | "Episode 2" "The Head of Medusa" | John Strickland | 7 April 2019 | 10.30 |
| 26 | 3 | "Episode 3" "Code Zero" | John Strickland | 14 April 2019 | 10.34 |
| 27 | 4 | "Episode 4" "The Betrayl" | John Strickland | 21 April 2019 | 10.46 |
| 28 | 5 | "Episode 5" "On Your Own" | Sue Tully | 28 April 2019 | 11.42 |
| 29 | 6 | "Episode 6" "The Intrigue" | Sue Tully | 5 May 2019 | 12.69 |
Series 6 (2021)[edit]
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) [13] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | 1 | "Episode 1" | Daniel Nettheim | 21 March 2021 | 13.49 |
| 31 | 2 | "Episode 2" | Daniel Nettheim | 28 March 2021 | 12.45 |
| 32 | 3 | "Episode 3" | Gareth Bryn | 4 April 2021 | 12.58 |
| 33 | 4 | "Episode 4" | Gareth Bryn | 11 April 2021 | 12.77 |
| 34 | 5 | "Episode 5" | Jennie Darnell | 18 April 2021 | 13.72 |
| 35 | 6 | "Episode 6" | Jennie Darnell | 25 April 2021 | 14.89 |
| 36 | 7 | "Episode 7" | Jennie Darnell | 2 May 2021 | 15.79 |
Ratings[edit]
Line of Duty : UK viewers per episode (millions)
Audience measurement performed by Broadcasters' Audience Research Board[1]
 | Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. |
| Series | Episode number | Average | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||
| 1 | 3.76 | 3.84 | 3.80 | 3.87 | 3.72 | – | 3.80 | ||
| 2 | 2.74 | 3.21 | 3.34 | 3.46 | 3.73 | 4.12 | – | 3.43 | |
| 3 | 3.31 | 5.11 | 4.97 | 4.82 | 5.09 | 5.58 | – | 4.81 | |
| 4 | 7.40 | 7.26 | 7.37 | 8.48 | 9.03 | 9.92 | – | 8.24 | |
| 5 | 11.37 | 10.30 | 10.34 | 10.46 | 11.42 | 12.69 | – | 11.10 | |
| 6 | 13.49 | 12.45 | 12.58 | 12.77 | 13.72 | 14.89 | 15.79 | 13.67 | |
References[edit]
- ^ a b Multiple references,
- For series 1–4, see: "Weekly top 30 programmes on TV sets (July 1998 – Sept 2018) Barb". Broadcasters Audience Research Board. Retrieved 15 May 2024. (User must select the proper channel and then select the appropriate year, month, and week to retrieve the figure for each episode.)
- For series 5–6, see: "Most viewed programmes Barb". Broadcasters Audience Research Board. Retrieved 15 May 2024. (User must select the appropriate year and week to retrieve the figure for each episode.)
- ^ "Shows A-Z - line of duty on acorn tv". The Futon Critic. Archived from the original on 20 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ "Top 30 Programmes". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. Archived from the original on 19 September 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2024. (User must select "BBC2" in the Channel field and then select the appropriate year, month, and week to retrieve the figure for each episode.)
- ^ "Shows A-Z - line of duty on acorn tv". The Futon Critic. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ "Top 30 Programmes". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. Archived from the original on 19 September 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2024. (User must select "BBC2" in the Channel field and then select the appropriate year, month, and week to retrieve the figure for each episode.)
- ^ "Shows A-Z - line of duty on acorn tv". The Futon Critic. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "Top 30 Programmes". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. Archived from the original on 19 September 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2024. (User must select "BBC2" in the Channel field and then select the appropriate year, month, and week to retrieve the figure for each episode.)
- ^ "Line of Duty - Peacock". Peacock. Archived from the original on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ "Top 30 Programmes". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. Archived from the original on 19 September 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2014. (User must select "BBC1" in the Channel field and then select the appropriate year, month, and week to retrieve the figure for each episode.)
- ^ "Line of Duty – Season 5 Acorn TV". AcornTV. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ "Four-screen dashboard BARB". Retrieved 8 April 2019. (User must select the appropriate year and week to retrieve the figure for each episode.)
- ^ "Line of Duty – BBC Series 5". BBC. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- ^ "Most viewed programmes Barb". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. Retrieved 3 May 2024. (User must select the appropriate year and week to retrieve the figure for each episode.)